Kirsty Blackman

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

@ScotsAHF @MgillAnn Yup, you are correct. Though to me, young people and children are not the same thing. All should be supported to make safe and healthy choices, but it is reasonable for most 18/19 year olds to make their own choices about who to have sex with, without safeguarding from others. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

@Queer_Scot @PaulaCoyscot 😂 — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

@PaulaCoyscot @Queer_Scot Red wine too 😇 — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

@logicalityman @MgillAnn In a variety of places. Some religious organisations practice conversion therapy, but it’s not exclusively a practice associated with faith. https://t.co/k7ifLZsdQD https://t.co/wRQhvfWMzy — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

@ScotsAHF @MgillAnn Sorry if I misunderstood, can you tell me what this response means please? “We are saying that Kirsty, for *all* young people, irrespective of who they have sex with.” — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

RT @PeteWishart: The order paper today. What they want is to get to 10pm and ensure there is ‘no debate’. Labour must help us to do evertin… — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

@megatronman @MgillAnn “The most common reason for detransitioning, according to the survey, was pressure from a parent, while only 0.4 percent of respondents said they detransitioned after realizing transitioning wasn’t right for them.” https://t.co/Hd1FeS8ZyM — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

@ScotsAHF @MgillAnn You’re saying therapists should be convincing young people they’re not gay? I’m saying that practice is abhorrent and should be banned. As should convincing people their gender must match their birth sex. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

@MgillAnn They are doing their jobs properly and we are letting them do so. What we are trying to put in place with a ban on conversion therapy is stopping “experts” trying to convince people they are not gay or trans. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

@MgillAnn Counselling does occur before surgical or hormonal intervention. But it shouldn’t be about convincing folk to “feel comfortable in their birth sex”. Binders are not recommended for young people. Not sure of exact ages but I think it’s to do with while they are still growing. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

@MgillAnn If the only real objection you have is surgical treatment, then you need to have a look at the reality of how difficult it is to get any kind of treatment, especially surgical / hormone / drugs. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

@MgillAnn There’s a difference between not putting people in boxes, and telling them they can only go in a box if they’ve tried all the other options first. If someone is trans they are trans. You don’t talk someone out of being gay. That would be conversion therapy. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

@MgillAnn As I say, there is no short route to surgery or drugs. People should be allowed to explore their decisions, not made to “feel comfortable in their birth sex”. How do you feel about adults who are trans being made to feel comfortable in their birth sex? — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

RT @kapaterson: "The UK Government has not listened” to the message sent by the events of Kenmure Street, says @scotrefcouncil head @sabir_… — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

@MgillAnn Trying to force them not to be increases their risk of suicide. Just the same as trying to force someone not to be gay destroys their mental health. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

@MgillAnn It’s not like a 15 year old says “I’m trans” and they’re given surgery the next week. They have to wait years even for an initial appointment. It’s not some fad. You need to give both young people and medical professionals more credit. Some people are trans. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

@MgillAnn What if they say they’re gay. Surely they deserve to explore every other option before taking the irreversible decision to have sex with someone of the same gender? ^ this would be abhorrent. It’s the same for trans young people. The waiting time at Sandyford is years and years. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

@MgillAnn None of the original tweets mentioned young people. What if an adult presents to med professionals as trans? Should they also be convinced to feel comfortable with their birth sex? — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

@MgillAnn By that argument you should also be saying that our young people deserve safeguarding before taking the irreversible step of having sex with someone of the same gender. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

RT @PippaCrerar: Jacob Rees-Mogg led the Government’s recent attempts to rip up Commons standards rules - which it now looks like he may ha… — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

61 years on and this photo is as poignant as ever. We must move forward, not backwards. https://t.co/UP1AtCa6rZ — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

@liz6153 @LulachTheSimple @Davie_Loughlin But gaying trans kids is fine? Neither of these things are acceptable. Banning conversion therapy protects LGBTQI people. — PolitiTweet.org

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@Emma_Roddick 👏🏼 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @allandoransMP: Not yet fully recovered from Covid, but determined to keep a long standing commitment today. Privileged to lay a wreath… — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

@vickid75 @ChrisFalconer16 @theSNP @joannaccherry You’ve emailed me and I haven’t responded? Would you be able to dm me your email address so I can check how this happened, please? I am really sorry about this. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

@vickid75 @ChrisFalconer16 @theSNP @joannaccherry Vicki, if you have questions please send me an email and I will respond. [email protected] — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

@ChrisFalconer16 @theSNP @joannaccherry I am blocking you now. Please stop engaging with me or with comments I make. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

@WeeScotUnicorn We haven’t. Plenty of activists here. But I have no problem at all with people who disagree with party policy leaving the party. SNP policy is unequivocally against conversion therapy and for GRA reform. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

@ironic_sparkles https://t.co/0iyBZZ1Mvr — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

@nickycdr Conversion therapy is always wrong. There’s not and shouldn’t be a get out clause, for any reason. — PolitiTweet.org